How is Claudius a good king?
Claudius is a good king and leads his country wisely. Claudius is a decisive king who is quick to act. An example of his decisiveness can be found shortly after the scene of the play, when the king says, “I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you:” (III, iii, 3-4).
How would you describe Claudius?
Ambitious: He craved the throne, and went to great lengths to obtain–and keep–his position as king once he gets it. No one would murder and connive quite so much unless they were ruthlessly ambitious. Manipulative: Claudius is able to manipulate other people to do what he wants them to.
How is Claudius a round character?
Examples of a rounded character: In Hamlet, the antagonist, King Claudius is a well-rounded character. Our first impression of Claudius is that he is a charming and capable leader. On the surface, he is calculating and ambitious and is driven by a lust for power and his sexual appetite.
How is King Claudius described in Hamlet?
Claudius. The King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, and the play’s antagonist. The villain of the play, Claudius is a calculating, ambitious politician, driven by his sexual appetites and his lust for power, but he occasionally shows signs of guilt and human feeling—his love for Gertrude, for instance, seems sincere.
What word does the ghost use to describe Claudius?
Of the many words that could be used to describe Claudius, the best might be the one that is used several times by Hamlet himself after his interview with his father’s ghost. Hamlet says: O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain!
Which have solicited the rest is silence?
Which have solicited—The rest is silence”. The reference you mention is part of Hamlet’s final speech in which he observes the fact that he is dying and reflects that he will not be a part of anything more in life. The rest of his life is to be silence.
Who says a hit a very palpable hit?
Osric
Who said Hamlet This pearl is Thine Here’s to your health?
CLAUDIUS
Why is it a woodcock?
Why, as a woodcock to mine own springe, Osric. I am justly kill’d with mine own treachery.